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Chuck Schumer, have come out in support of Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison , a 53-year-old Muslim-American who now co-chairs the Congressional Progressive Caucus . Part of that restructuring will involve the DNC's new leadership. Interim Chairwoman Donna Brazile, whom WikiLeaks-released emails reveal had been privately aiding Hillary Clinton since the primaries, apparently was confronted by one DNC staffer. Read More

Officials said they will "take every step possible" to counteract the "appalling bias" represented by the GroupMe account. It was one of many ugly incidents at college campuses across the country this week, including students wearing black face, slurs written or shouted, and angry confrontations as protests continued in many places in the days after Donald Trump was elected president. Read More

Friday, Nov. 11, in the Garner-Hayfield/Ventura High School gymnasium. After the ceremony, the Legion will sponsor a luncheon at the Legion Post Home. JOHN ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL will host a Veterans Day assembly at 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11, in the FEMA Room. Also in Starkville, the Oktibbeha County Museum will be open from 1-4 p.m. Read More

On Thursday, authorities discovered 30-year-old Kala Brown located on the Woodruff, S.C. property of registered sex offender and realtor Todd Kohlhepp . Her rescue led to the break in the murder case. He died of numerous gunshot wounds to his upper body. Guy's wife and stepson were among those killed in 2003. Read More

Republican Donald Trump will win Kentucky and IN and Democrat Hillary Clinton will win IN Vermont, according to CNN's first election night projections. "I don't think he's cut out to be no president ", she said. "And people are hurt so badly". "I voted Hillary just because I want Trump to be embarrassed", said Adam Brooks, who spoke to Anadolu Agency at Public School 59 in Manhattan where Trump voted earlier in the day. Read More

Traditionally, the beginning and end of Daylight Saving are seen as good times to change (or at least test) the batteries in your home's smoke alarms. Actually, yes, Daylight Saving Time has one more for you. That law lasted a year when it was changed to allow local jurisdictions to decide the time . Read More

Special Agent in Charge J.T. Ricketson said Elrod's home surveillance camera captured him drawing a handgun he had concealed on him and shooting the two deputies when one approached him to take him into custody . Smallwood was shot Sunday and was on life support at Medical Center-Navicent Health in Macon. One body has been recovered from the location Kohlhepp pointed out to deputies on Saturday, according to Sheriff Chuck Wright. Read More

Christie told Charlie Rose on CBS' This Morning that, once again, he had no idea any of this was going on but when he found out, boy howdy, was he outraged. "And they never said that", Christie said . You know me. I'm pretty good at this political game. "I don't remember any - but what I will tell you is this, Charlie: If they would have told me that, "Hey, we're creating traffic in the George Washington Bridge in order to punish the mayor for not endorsing you" I would have remembered ... Read More

Arrington now has warrants out for aggravated assault and sexual assault. Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray said that all six of the victims had been stabbed with at least one knife but that "we are not ruling out other weapons at this time" in the attack. Read More

Turns out though that some of Clinton's most senior and most trusted advisors also quickly grasped why the email server story, which was broken by the New York Times' Michael Schmidt in March 2015 , was so problematic for her political aspirations. Read More

At one point during Friday's hearing, according to Chandra , Trump's lawyer also tried to allege that Trump's voter fraud message happens all the time. U.S. District Judge James Gwin in Cleveland issued a temporary restraining order against Trump's campaign and Republican political operative Roger Stone. Read More

This unexpected information appeared in a few days before the election day. But, in refuting that report , Wildes provided the dates of Melania Trump's arrival and when she obtained her work visa. The GOP nominee's wife has maintained that she came to the United States from Slovenia legally and never violated the terms of her immigration status. Read More

Ryan said in Wisconsin, there's always close elections and people should be used to that. The Wisconsin Congressman will likely step down from his leadership role after the November 8 election, according to four House Republicans. But others were furious that Ryan didn't back Trump more vocally, arguing that not fully supporting Trump is like backing Hillary Clinton, who's now under two FBI criminal investigations . Read More

It was also Lakers head coach Luke Walton's first game against the team in which he was a top assistant for two years. "The big picture is we make it really hard on teams that come into Staples Center and get wins, and so far we've had two home games against two really good teams and won both". Read More

The Senate Republican blockade of Garland's nomination has been driven in part by outside pressure groups that spent big in the effort to prevent President Obama from naming a third justice to the high court. Hillary Clinton's running mate Sen. Advocates of both major presidential candidates say the next president's nomination of a justice will be one of the most important reasons to vote in the coming presidential election. Read More

To get the free Subway sandwich on National Sandwich Day , customers will have to first order a sub and drink. Schlotzsky's: All customers get one free medium sandwich with the purchase of one at equal or greater value on National Sandwich Day . Read More

If Melania Trump is first lady, she'll focus efforts on putting an end to bullying on social media. Longtime Republican Bobbie McAllister of Wayne, Chester County, said Trump was her "15th choice" in the GOP primary, but Clinton's careless use of a personal email server while secretary of state, and her and Bill Clinton's acceptance of lucrative speaking fees from corporate and foreign interests scares her. Read More

Yim Jong-yong, chairman of the nation's Financial Services Commission who has taken the lead in overhauling South Korea's indebted heavy industries, was tapped to take over from Yoo Il-ho in the top finance role, presidential spokesman Jung Youn-kuk said at a televised briefing. Read More

He actually said , 'Then why are we making them?' And he wants more countries to have nuclear weapons. "Because I think that you being up all night with a sugar rush is exactly what your parents are looking for". "From the very beginning, our mission was to reach Americans and people around the world on the channels and platforms where they already spend their time", the statement said. Read More

EDT) as a strong, risky typhoon. A few residents walk on a promenade under a slight rain brought about by Typhoon "Karika" Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016 in Manila, Philippines. Eighty-four climbers were also rescued from three Philippine mountains in the typhoon's path, it added. It will push into northern Luzon, Philippines, as an intense typhoon overnight Wednesday night, local time. Read More

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